(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Rev. David Black is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against ICE that accuses agents of using “violent force” on peaceful protesters in Chicago. The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois filed their lawsuit this week, accusing ICE of “escalating” violence against protesters outside an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois. Videos from a protest last month include …
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A Texas pastor who founded one of the largest megachurch congregations in the country pleaded guilty on Thursday to sexually abusing a girl of 12 in Oklahoma in the 1980s. Robert Morris, 64, entered the guilty plea during a hearing on Thursday, admitting to felony charges of lewd or indecent acts with a child. As a part of the plea …
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Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church — a Texas-based megachurch with one of the largest congregations in the country — pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of indecent conduct with a child. The charges stem from an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused a young girl in Oklahoma more than 40 years ago. The plea was entered during a scheduled hearing …
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Cindy Clemishire, the woman who accused Morris of molesting her at age 12, sat in the courtroom, surrounded by family, as Morris accepted responsibility — a moment she sought for decades. The plea represents a remarkable fall for Morris, who founded Gateway in 2000 in Southlake, Texas, and grew it into a megachurch with tens of thousands of weekly attendees. …
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This article is part of “Pastors and Prey,” a series investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God. Police in Florida have charged a prominent Assemblies of God pastor with “knowingly and willfully” failing to report allegations of child sex abuse to authorities. Mark Vega, 55, senior pastor of Ignite Life Center church in Gainesville and a former chaplain …
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Country singer John Rich is making waves after publicly trashing megachurch pastor Joel Osteen. During a wide-ranging podcast discussion, Rich took a moment to speak about religion and explain why he’s not a fan of Osteen, one of the world’s most popular televangelists. According to Rich, Osteen fails to preach a key component of the Gospels, and to him, that’s …
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This article is part of “Pastors and Prey,” a series investigating sex abuse allegations in the Assemblies of God. Thomas Pinkerton Jr. used to tell children in his youth group in Maryland that it was normal for a pastor to kiss boys on the lips, because that’s how Jesus greeted his disciples, according to an arrest warrant made public last …
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